Canada's premiers are in negotiations with the federal government for a new funding agreement as pediatric hospitals and emergency rooms across the country buckle under severe strain.
Karen Totten photographed her mother, lying in a supply room at the Saint John Regional Hospital, with a bed sheet hung up to give her some privacy and wearing dark glasses to help her rest in an area where lights couldn't be dimmed.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not release a revised cost estimate for the QEII New Generation project, which was originally projected to cost $2 billion when it was announced in 2016.
Provincial premiers have called for a meeting with Trudeau for more than a year to discuss their demand that the federal government pay a larger share of healthcare costs.
